When I photograph, I like to use a slow shutter speed or multiple exposures to express the dichotomy of the world we live in. By slowing down the shutter, or exposing the same piece of film several times, I am creating the illusion of the world passing us by. To me, the slow shutter/multiple image reflects the fast pace of our lives in the 21st century. The days speed by as we talk on our cell phones while traveling around the world. We are so busy that we are living our daily lives without really experiencing the world around us. Many times the things we see are a blur. We only remember that we passed by a building, a garden, a flower. What did it really look like? In our car or on the subway, we don't have time to examine the details of our environment. It is an irony that by slowing the shutter or using a multiple image, I am creating the hurried feeling that many of us experience in our daily lives. It recreates the feeling that life is moving too fast--that we don't have time to "smell the roses." Multiple images make me stop and really experience the image I am photographing. The result--a blurred image like the quick glances we allow ourselves as we hurry through life. I want my photos to recreate the experience of life as a blur and remind us to stop to enjoy the beauty and the essence of nature.

Since antiquity artists have designed from nature. Many of my photos are nature based or fractals. Fractal--means "fragmented or made up of irregular pieces." Fractals are geometric patterns, appearing again and again at different magnifications. I like to look for patterns in nature and then take go a step farther and look for the patterns in the patterns. I distill nature down to its very essence--to its most basic properties. I also like to look for patterns in our built environment. I am interested in minimizing or removing the subject in order to deal with the issues of line, shape and color.